Emerson Rose

Ken Carson is a young rapper, songwriter, and producer from Atlanta signed to Playboi Carti’s label, Opium. After being in the underground for the first few years of his career, he rose to fame shortly after the release of his album “X.” He originated from a boy barbie theme, hence the name Ken Carson, and has completely revamped his sound and brand with the release of his newest album, A Great Chaos.

A Great Chaos was Ken Carson’s third album since signing with Playboi Carti. Prior to the album’s release on October 13, 2023, Ken Carson held an album release party in Brooklyn, New York, which was free to the public. Not only did he perform his fans’ favorite songs off the album, but he also invited his fellow artists Playboi Carti and Destroy Lonely to perform with him at the party. The album release party was the perfect way to kickstart the album and introduce A Great Chaos to the world. The release party was live streamed for those who were unable to attend the party, so all of Ken Carson’s fans around the world got to virtually attend and listen to the long awaited album for the very first time with everyone else. Not only did Ken Carson perform music off of A Great Chaos, but he also made sure to keep the event thrilling for his fans by playing old music and allowing them to reminisce his old sound and where he came from.

Ken Carson had been teasing A Great Chaos for nearly a year before its release by posting snippets, announcing dates, etc. He released one of the songs on the album “i need u” on Valentines Day, as a way to express to his fans that he loves them. A Great Chaos was the introduction to Ken Carson’s new sound. Unlike his previous albums, Project X and X, A Great Chaos had a completely different sound that could potentially be the future of Ken Carson’s sound. A Great Chaos’ new beats proves to Ken’s audience how much of a rockstar he truly is, he completely goes crazy on every single beat and doesn’t miss on a single song. One of the most favored songs on the album is called “Jennifer’s Body.” The song refers to a girl named Jennifer (portrayed by Megan Fox in the 2009 horror movie Jennifer’s Body. As Ken Carson references in the song, “Jennifer’s Body, my bitch is a hottie, my bitch is a boy eater.” In the movie, the main character, Jennifer, eats the men she seduces. Another song in the album that has been a smashing hit, “Succubus,” also references this movie as a succubus is a demon in female form that seduces men only to end up eating them. “Fighting My Demons” is a song with two separate parts, similar to his song “Run + Ran” on his first album Project X, which also has a beat change in the middle of the song. It can be said that Ken Carson took inspiration from the song on his very first album to keep its memory alive. Ken Carson continues to thrive in the music industry and his fanbase continues to grow as he releases music and performs for his fans. A Great Chaos is only the start of a brand new era for Ken Carson, and all his fans cheer him on as he rises to fame.